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John Brockman (literary agent) John Brockman (born 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a literary agent and author specializing in scientific literature. He founded the Edge Foundation, an organization aimed to bring together people working at the edge of a broad range of scientific and technical fields.
John Brogden John Gilbert Brogden (born 28 March 1969) is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from May 1996 until his resignation in August 2005, representing the electorate of Pittwater, where he is locally very popular.
John Bromwich John Edward Bromwich (born November 14, 1918 in Sydney, NSW – died October 21, 1999 in Geelong, Victoria) was a male tennis player from Australia who, along with his countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed backhand.
John Brooke John Brooke (born 1920) was a significant British historian. Earlier in his career he acted as assistant to Lewis Namier: he continued Namier's work on British politics and parliament in the latter part of the eighteenth century,
John Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough John Warden Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough, PC (November 9 1922 – March 5 1987) was an Ulster Unionist politician, the son of the Northern Irish UUP leader the 1st Viscount Brookeborough, who succeeded his father as Stormont MP for Lisnaskea in 1968. He retained that seat until the proroguing of the Northern Ireland Parliament in 1972.
John Brooks Wheelwright John Brooks Wheelwright (sometimes Wheelright) (1897–13 September1940) was an American poet. From a Boston Brahmin background, he belonged to the poetic avant garde of the 1930s, and was a Marxist, being a founder-member of the Trotskyist Socialist Workers Party (United States).
John Broome (writer) John Broome, (1913 - 1999) who was frequently credited as John Osgood and Edgar Ray Meritt, was an American writer-contributor to DC Comics. Broome began his career as a writer of a dozen published science-fiction stories.
John Brophy (ice hockey) John Brophy (born January 20 1933) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former hockey player who has spent most of his career in minor professional leagues. From 1986 to 1988 he was head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League
John Brophy (labor) John Brophy (1883 – 1963) was an important figure in the United Mine Workers of America (UWMA) in the 1920s and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the last major challenger to John L.
John Brosnan John Raymond Brosnan (1947 – April 11, 2005) was an Australian writer of both fiction and non-fiction works based around the fantasy and science fiction genres. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and died in South Harrow, London, from acute pancreatitis.
John Brough John Brough (rhymes with "huff") (September 17 1811 – August 29 1865) was a War Democrat politician from Ohio. He served as the 26th Governor of Ohio during the final years of the American Civil War, dying in office of gangrene shortly after the war concluded.
John Brown (abolitionist) John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist, the first white abolitionist to advocate and to practice insurrection as a means to the abolition of slavery. He has been called "the most controversial of all nineteenth-century Americans.
John Brown (Kentucky) John Brown (September 12, 1757 - August 29, 1837) was an United States lawyer and statesman who was very involved with creating the State of Kentucky. Before statehood he represented Virginia in the Continental Congress (1777-1778) and the U.
John Brown (North Carolina) John Brown (1738–1812) was a teacher, farmer, and statesman from Wilkes County, North Carolina. He was a Captain of militia during the Revolutionary War, served as a one of the state Treasurers (1782-1784), and served in the North Carolina state legislature (1784-1787).
John Brown (servant) John Brown (December 8, 1826 - March 27, 1883) was the personal servant of Queen Victoria for many years. He was appreciated by many (including the queen) for his competence and companionship, and resented by others for his influence and informal manner.
John Brown (spy) John Henry Owen Brown was a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Royal Artillery in the British army, who served in France at the beginning of the Second World War. He was captured on 29 May 1940 and remained a prisoner of war until 1945.
John Brown (theologian) John Brown (1722 – 19 June1787), was a Scottish divine and author. His works include “The Self-Interpreting Bible”, “The Dictionary of the Bible”, and “A General History of the Christian Church”.
John Brown (Texas politician) John “Red” Brown (1786–1852) was a politician in the Republic of Texas and early statehood Texas who served briefly as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives during the First Texas Legislature. Brown was also one of the founders of the Democratic Party in Texas.
John Brown (Trial) Virginia vs. John Brown was a criminal trial held in Virginia in October 1859 to prosecute radical anti-slavery abolitionist John Brown for offenses that occurred in association with his leading of a raid on the United States federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now part of West Virginia) on October 16-17, 1859, an event that resulted in the death of 14 people and the wounding of 9 others.
John Brown Francis John Brown Francis (May 31, 1791 - August 9, 1864) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he attended the common schools of Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from Brown University in 1808.
John Brown Hamilton John Brown Hamilton (August 26, 1896 - July 18, 1973) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Brown of Pittsfield Colonel John Brown (October 19 1744 – October 19 1780), often known as John Brown of Pittsfield because of his common name, was a US soldier. Born to Daniel Brown in Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, he graduated from Yale University in 1771.
John Brown Publishing John Brown Publishing is a British magazine publisher now known simply as John Brown. Between 1985 and 2000 it operated in both the consumer and contract publishing markets, with a stable including Viz and Fortean Times on the consumer side, and customer titles including Virgin Atlantic's Hot Air magazine and IKEA's Room magazine.
John Brown Russwurm John Brown Russwurm (1799-1851) was an African American abolitionist from Jamaica, known for his newspaper, Freedom's Journal. He moved from the United States to Liberia to govern the Maryland section of an African American colony there, dying in Liberia in 1851.
John Brown University Established in 1919, John Brown University is a private, Christian university with more than 1,900 students from forty nations and forty-three states. JBU offers more than fifty undergraduate degree programs, three degree completion programs and six graduate degree programs.
John Brown's Body "John Brown's Body" is a famous Union marching song of the American Civil War. It is often alleged to have been created as a tribute to the abolitionist acts of John Brown, a claim disputed by historians (see below).
John Brown's Fort Built in 1848, John Brown's Fort was originally constructed for use as a guard and fire engine house for the United States Armory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. An 1848 military report described the building as "An engine and guard-house 35?
John Brown's Private Railway John Brown's railway was a line constructed in the Rotherham area of South Yorkshire in order to link Silverwood Colliery to staithes situated alongside the River Don. The line, along with the collieries, became the sole property of John Brown & Company of Sheffield, in 1910, giving the line its local name.
John Browne (Fianna Fáil) John Browne (; born August 1948) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is currently a Minister of State with special responsibility for Forestry at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
John Browning John Moses Browning (January 21 or January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed myriad varieties of weapons, cartridges, and gun mechanics, many of which are used in the U.S.
John Browning (American football) John Browning (born September 30, 1973 in Miami, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs. He played in 24 regular season games (12 starts) for West Virginia University, tallying 78 tackles, 8 sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass deflection.
John Browning (pianist) John Browning (born 23 May 1933; died 26 January 2003), was an American pianist known for his reserved, elegant style and sophisticated interpretations of Bach and Scarlatti, and for his collaboration with the American composer Samuel Barber.
John Brownlee (baritone) John Donald Mackenzie Brownlee (January 7, 1900 – January 10, 1969) was an important Australian baritone of the early twentieth century. He was famous for his rendition of Don Giovanni in the Mozart opera of the same name.
John Bruce (decorator) John Bruce is an interior designer best known for his many appearances on the Learning Channel home renovation TV series While You Were Out. Bruce appeared in the first season and stayed with the show until the very end - he was the featured designer in the final episode.
John Brunton Daykins John Brunton Daykins (VC, MM) (Ormiston Farm, Hawick, 26 March 1883–24 January 1933, Edinburgh) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Bruton John Gerard Bruton (; born 18 May 1947) was the ninth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. A minister under two taoisigh, Liam Cosgrave, Garret FitzGerald Bruton held a number of the top posts in Irish government, including Minister for Finance (1981–1982 and 1986–1987), Minister for Industry & Energy (1982–1983) and Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce & Tourism (1983–1986).
John Bryan Ward-Perkins John Bryan Ward-Perkins CMG, CBE, FBA (born February 3, 1912 Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom; died May 28, 1981 Cirencester, United Kingdom) was a British Classical architectural historian and archaeologist, and director of the British School at Rome was the eldest son of Bryan Ward-Perkins, a British civil servant in India, and Winifred Mary Hickman. Ward-Perkins attended the Winchester School and New College], [[Oxford, graduating in 1934.
John Bryce John Bryce was a New Zealand politician from 1871 to 1887 and Minister of Native Affairs from 1879 to 1884. In his attitudes to Maori land questions, he favoured strict legal actions against Maori opposed to alienation, and he personally directed the invasion of Parihaka and the arrest of the leaders of the movement.
John Bryson Chane John Bryson Chane is the eighth bishop of Washington in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. In his capacity as bishop, he also served as interim dean of Washington National Cathedral while it searched for a new dean.
John Bucklaschuk John Bucklaschuk (born July 18, 1939 in Rossburn, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988, and a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Howard Pawley from 1982 to 1988.
John Bucklin John Carpenter Bucklin (born 1773, Providence, Rhode Island; died March 5 1844, Louisville, Kentucky) was the first mayor of Louisville. His father, a merchant and sailor, was a captain in the Navy during the Revolutionary War.
John Buckman John Buckman is the founder of Magnatune, the largest online store/recording company/media website that uses Creative Commons as license. Magnatune selects its own artists, sells its catalog of music through online downloads and print-on-demand CDs and licenses music for commercial and non-commercial use.
John Bull John Bull is a national personification of the Kingdom of Great Britain created by Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1712, and popularized first by British print makers and then overseas by illustrators and writers such as American cartoonist Thomas Nast and Irish writer George Bernard Shaw, author of John Bull's Other Island.
John Bundrick John "Rabbit" Bundrick (born November 21, 1948) is a prominent American-born rock keyboardist, pianist, and organist, having played on albums by The Who, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Roger Waters, Free, and Crawler, among several others. Bundrick is also noted as the principal musician for the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
John Bunyan John Bunyan (November 28, 1628 – August 31, 1688), a Christian writer and preacher, was born at Harrowden (one mile south-east of Bedford), in the Parish of Elstow, England. He wrote The Pilgrim's Progress, arguably the most famous published Christian allegory.
John Burden John Allen Burden (1862-1942) was a Seventh-day Adventist minister, administrator, and medical missionary instrumental in founding sanitariums, restaurants, and health food factories. At the age of 9, John attended Adventist meetings for the first time and was introduced to the writings of Ellen G.
John Burdett Wittenoom John Burdett Wittenoom (born October 24 1788 at Newark, Nottinghamshire - died January 23 1855) was a colonial clergyman who was the second Anglican clergyman to perform religious services in the Swan River Colony soon after its establishment in 1829.
John Burnett, Baron Burnett John Patrick Aubone Burnett, Baron Burnett (born 19 September 1945) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom, and was Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon for 8 years, covering 2 elections 1997-2001 and 2001-5, until he stepped down at the 2005 general election. He has been - briefly - a commando with the Royal Marines, a sometime cattle-breeder, and remains a solicitor specialising in tax matters.
John Burns John Elliot Burns (20 October 1858 – 24 January 1943) was a prominent English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics.
John Burr Williams John Burr Williams (1900 - 1989) was one of the first economists to view stock prices as determined by “intrinsic value” and, in this role, was a founder and developer of fundamental analysis He is best known for his 1938 text "The Theory of Investment Value]", based on his Ph.D.
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John Burroughs Medal The John Burroughs Medal, named for nature writer John Burroughs (1837-1921), is awarded each year in April by the John Burroughs Association to the author of a book that the association has judged to be distinguished in the field of natural history.
John Burton (fundraiser) John Burton is a co-founder of the nonprofit environmental organization World Land Trust, and has been its CEO since it was founded as World Wide Land Conservation Trust in 1989. He has previously held offices like the Chief Executive Officer of the Fauna and Flora International, and Chairman of the TRAFFIC unit of World Conservation Union (then International Union for the Conservation of Nature) in 1975.
John Burton Cleland Sir John Burton Cleland CBE (22 June 1878 - 11 August1971) was a renowned Australian naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist. He was born, and went to school, in Adelaide, South Australia, and attended the Universities of Adelaide and Sydney, graduating in Medicine in 1900.
John Bury (Costume Designer) John Bury (January 27, 1925 - November 12, 2000) was a British costume designer who worked for a long time with directors Joan Littlewood and Sir Peter Hall. He was nominated for 12 Tony awards, winning twice.
John Buscema John Buscema, né Giovanni Natale Buscema (December 11, 1927–January 10, 2002), was an American comic-book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics during its 1960s and 1970s ascendancy into an industry leader and its subsequent expansion to a major pop culture conglomerate. His younger brother Sal Buscema is also a comic-book artist.
John Bush (singer) John Bush (born August 24, 1963 in Los Angeles, CA) is the vocalist for Armored Saint, a traditional metal band from Los Angeles, CA. Since forming the band in 1979, Armored Saint has released five full-length albums, one EP, a live album, a greatest hits compilation and two DVDs, all with John Bush on vocals.
John Butcher (musician) John Butcher (born 1954 in Brighton, England) is an English tenor and soprano saxophone player who has lived in London since the late 1970s. He began playing at the University of Surrey where he was studying physics.
John Butler (musician) John Butler (born 1 April, 1975 in Torrance, California) is an Australian musician having moved to Australia on 26 January, 1986 with his Australian father and American mother. He is the leader of the John Butler Trio, a jam band that has achieved two platinum records in Australia with Three (2001) and Living (2003).
John Butler (pioneer) John Butler (1728-1796) was a Loyalist who led an irregular unit known as Butler's Rangers on the northern frontier in the American Revolutionary War. He worked in the British Indian Department under Sir William Johnson, and led Seneca and Cayuga forces in the Saratoga Campaign.
John Butler Smith John Butler Smith (April 12, 1838–August 10, 1914) was an American manufacturer and Republican politician from Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Born in 1838 in Saxtons River, Vermont, he served New Hampshire as a member of the Governor's Council, and as Governor.
John Butler Yeats John Butler Yeats (Born Tullylish, County Down, 16 March 1839, died 3 February 1922) was an Anglo-Irish artist and the father of William Butler Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats. He is probably best known for his portrait of the young William Butler Yeats which is one of a number of his pictures in the Yeats museum in the National Gallery of Ireland.
John Butterfield, Baron Butterfield William John Hughes Butterfield, Baron Butterfield, OBE, FRCP (28 March, 1920 – 22 July 2000) was a leading British medical researcher, clinician and administrator. Positions he held during his distinguished career included Professor of Experimental Medicine at Guy's Hospital, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge, Master of Downing College, Cambridge and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
John Butters Sir John Henry Butters KBE (December 23, 1885 - July 29, 1969) was an Australian electrical engineer notable for his role in the Tasmanian Hydro-electric Department from 1914 to 1924 and as the head of the Federal Capital Commission which developed Canberra between 1925 and 1930.
John Button (campaigner) John Button is a resident of Western Australia, who wrongfully spent 5 years in prison for manslaughter. He was charged and convicted despite notorious serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke confessing to the murder on the death row.
John By Lieutenant-Colonel John By (probably 7 August 1779 – 1 February 1836) was an English military engineer, best remembered for supervising the construction of the Rideau Canal and, in the process, founding what would become the city of Ottawa.
John Byington John Byington (1798-1887) was a Seventh-day Adventist minister and the first president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. His father, Justus, was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War, an itinerant Methodist Episcopal preacher, and later one of the founders of the Methodist Protestant Church, becoming an early president of its Vermont Conference.
John Byng John Byng (October 29, 1704 – March 14, 1757) was a British Admiral who was court-martialled and executed for failing to "do his utmost" during the Battle of Minorca, at the beginning of the Seven Years' War.
John Byrne (VC) John Byrne (1832 – 10 July 1879), born at Castlecomer, Kilkenny, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Bythesea John Bythesea (VC, CB, CIE)(15 June, 1827-18 May 1906) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Bytheway John Bytheway is an American author and academic, who is well known as a comedic motivational speaker for youth within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in Salt Lake City, Bytheway attended Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, receiving a Master's Degree in Religious Education.
John carson (musician) Johnny "Guitar" Carson was born in California and from his earliest days he showed talents as a entertainer by learning to play the piano at the age of 6 and performing in plays as a young actor at the local College, thanks to a grip of inspiration from his oldest brother Harry Jr.. " Guitar" learned acting skills from Davis Roberts (a well worked Hollywood Actor).
John C. Arrowsmith John Caraway Arrowsmith (June 4, 1894 Reno, Nevada - June, 1985 Asheville, North Carolina) was a Colonel in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, commanding the 45th Engineers in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations during World War II.
John C. Bravman Professor John C. Bravman serves as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs for the School of Engineering, and Bing Centennial Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University.
John C. Brown John Calvin Brown (January 6, 1827 – August 17, 1889) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and the Governor of Tennessee from 1871 to 1875, the first Democrat to be elected to that position following the war.
John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century, best known as a spokesman for slavery, nullification and the rights of electoral minorities, such as slave-holders. His ideas led to the American Civil War a decade after his death.
John C. Davies John Clay Davies (May 1, 1920 - June 17, 2002) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Albany, he attended Camden High School, attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and Hamilton College (in Clinton, New York).
John C. Frémont John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890), born John Charles Fremont, was an American military officer, explorer, the first candidate of the Republican Party for the office of President of the United States, and the first Presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery.
John C. Houk John Chiles Houk was a American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Clinton, Tennessee in Anderson County on February 26, 1860.
John C. Loehlin John Clinton Loehlin (born 1926) is an American behavior geneticist and psychology and computer science professor emeritus. Loehlin has served as president of the Behavior Genetics Association and of the Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology.
John C. Merriam John Campbell Merriam (October 20, 1869 - October 30, 1945) was an American paleontologist. The first vertebrate paleontologist on the West Coast of the United States, he is best known for his taxonomy of vertebrate fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, particularly with the smilodon (sabertooth cat).
John C. Meyer General John Charles Meyer (1919–1975) was an American World War II flying ace, and later the commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. SAC was the United States' major nuclear deterrent force with bombers, tankers and reconnaissance aircraft and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
John C. Morgan John Cary "Red" Morgan (1914-1991) was a United States Army Air Forces pilot in the Second World War who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a 1943 bombing run over Germany, which also inspired a character of the novel and film Twelve O'Clock High.
John C. Robinson John Cleveland Robinson (April 10, 1817 – February 18, 1897) had a long and distinguished career in the United States Army, fighting in numerous wars and culminating his career as a Union Army major general in the American Civil War. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action in 1864 near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, where he lost a leg.
John C. Sanborn John Carfield Sanborn (born October 25, 1887 in Chenoa, Illinois – died May 16, 1968 in Boise, Idaho) was a United States Representative from Idaho. Sanborn served as a Republican in the House from 1947 to 1951.
John C. Shumate John C. Shumate (1918 - 1992) was an Army Medical Services Corps pharmacist who transferred to the United States Air Force and joined the fledgling Air Rescue Services, becoming commandant of the Pararescue and Survival School at MacDill AFB, Florida in 1949.
John C. Tidball John Caldwell Tidball (January 25, 1825 – May 15, 1906) was a career military officer, noted for his service in the horse artillery in the cavalry in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he served as the Commander of the Department of Alaska (in effect, the governor of the region).
John C. Turmel John C. Turmel is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the Guinness Book of Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost — 62 as of the September 14, 2006 provincial byelection in Parkdale-High Park.
John C. Walton John Calloway “Jack” Walton (March 6, 1881 – November 25, 1949) was an American politician and the fifth Governor of Oklahoma. Walton would serve the shortest term of any Governor of Oklahoma, being the first Governor in the state’s history to be impeached and removed from office.
John Cabot Catholic Secondary School John Cabot Catholic Secondary School is a relatively new high school in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board named after the Italian explorer, John Cabot. It's principle is John Minardi, since it's first year.
John Cabot CTC John Cabot CTC is one of 15 City Technology Colleges that first opened for students in the 1993/1994 academic year. It is located slightly to the north of Bristol in the Kingswood area and is named after John Cabot, an explorer who set out from Bristol and discovered the Americas in 1497.
John Cacavas Composer and conductor John Cacavas (born 13 August 1930 in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is probably best known for his television scores, notably Kojak, for which he was the chief composer. The well known Kojak theme however is not by Cacavas, rather the work of Billy Goldenberg, who scored the early episodes.
John Cade Dr John Frederick Joseph Cade AO (January 18, 1912-November 16, 1980) was an Australian psychiatrist credited with discovering (in 1948) the effects of lithium carbonate as a mood stabilizer in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (then known as Maniac Depression). In an age where the standard treatments for psychosis were electroconvulsive therapy and "lobotomy", Lithium had the distinction of being the first effective medication available to treat a mental illness.
John Caesar John Caesar (1764 – February 15, 1796), nicknamed "Black Caesar", was the first Australian bushranger and probably the first black person to arrive during British colonization of the continent as a penal colony.
John Cafferty John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band were an American rock band of the 1970s and 1980s, from Narragansett, Rhode Island. Originally known as simply Beaver Brown, the group(consisting of John Cafferty on vocals,Gary Grammolini on guitar, Patrick Lupo on bass, Kenny Jo Silva on drums, Bobby Cotoia on piano, and Michael Antunes on saxophone) initially established a popular following throughout Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
John Caffrey John Caffrey VC ,(23 October 1891-22 February, 1953) , born in Birr, Kings County was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Cafiero John Cafiero is a American punk rock musician, film director, film producer, He is best known as the frontman for the punk supergroup Osaka Popstar, whose debut album was released the summer 2006. The full album lineup toured the UK in September of 2006 followed by a tour of the United States and Canada with the legendary punk band The Misfits in Fiend Fest '06.
John Cage John Milton Cage (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American experimental music composer, writer and visual artist. He is most widely known for his 1952 composition 4'33", whose three movements are performed without playing a single note.
John Cahill John Cahill (born 27 April, 1940) is an Australian rules football player and coach. During his illustrious career he played football for the Port Adelaide Football Club and then coached Port Adelaide, West Adelaide and Collingwood.
John Cain (senior) John Cain (19 January 1882 - 4 August 1957), Australian politician, was the 33rd Premier of Victoria, and was the first Australian Labor Party Leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was also the only Premier of Victoria whose son also served as Premier.

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